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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1977?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1977, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1977. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1977
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°58'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Jan 20, 1977 into Aquarius
Moon	26°11'02" Taurus	Direct	Dec 30, 1976	Jan 1, 1977 into Gemini
Mercury	21°31'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	26°35'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1976	Jan 4, 1977 into Pisces
Mars	0°21'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1977	Feb 9, 1977 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°30'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	15°47'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°54'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°39'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	14°07'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	29°51'23" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1976	Jul 19, 1978 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 1, 1977

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 00:41 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 1, 10:16 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 1, 12:21 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 1, 19:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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